Possible uses


In a fireplace

Undamaged firebacks can naturally be used as a protection and decoration to the back wall of your fireplace. After all fulfilling its intended purpose and accompanied by an open flame the fireback is most favourably illuminated. Please note that the fireback should under no condition be exposed to sudden temperature changes! Do not extinguish your fire with water when the fireback is in use! Doing so even undamaged firebacks are very likely to crack or break!

As a matter of course, small cracks weaken the stability of the fireback. That's why I strictly advise against using firebacks with a crack in a fireplace that is in use.

Picture: Fireback "Leda and the Swan" as a protection for the back wall of an antique fireplace.
Fireback "Leda and the Swan" as a protection for the back wall of an antique fireplace.
Picture: Small fireback in a modern wood-burning stove.
Small fireback in a modern wood-burning stove.

Open Fireplace with fireback in the restaurant "Schlachthof Brasserie" in Saarbrücken

The modern open fireplace takes centre stage in this two-storied home

An original "Takenplatte" from the 18th century is the absolute eye-catcher in the fireplace shown obove

The Phenix found a new home in the fireplace of an ancient french farmhouse


This exeptionally well-preserved firback from France attracts attention in an outdoor fireplace.


Fireback depicting the coat of arms of the french Sun King Louis XIV as backsplash in an outdoor barbeque grill


The godess of hunting protects the back of an open fireplace and serves as a heat buffer.

In conjunction with the flames, it forms an atmospheric scene.

A truly exceptional fireplace!

The small fireback from the time of the French Revolution fits seamlessly and protects the brick back wall from the fire.


In the kitchen

Another popular usage of a fireback is as a backsplash behind the stove. Here the fireback serves as a splashguard while adding a rustic rural charm to the kitchen. Also a centuries-old fireback plate has an elegant presence in a modern style kitchen. 

 

Review of a customer:

"I could not be happier with our experience and the product. It is the focal point of our kitchen and it is a wonderful piece of functioning historical art."

 

 

"...it looks gorgeous in person..."


Picture: Fireback "Poseidon" dating back to the 18th century, mounted on a rustically plastered wall.
Fireback "Poseidon" dating back to the 18th century, mounted on a rustically plastered wall.

 

On the wall

Moreover, on a plastered wall or a natural stone wall a fireback can be displayed to its advantage and is a real eye-catcher.

Neptune and Aphrodite found their destiny in a house on the coast of Denmark


This very well preserved fireback depicting the Tudor coat of arms dates back to the 16th century.

It is now an important part of an englishmen's collection in Somerset.

Hercules and Omphale - an antique French fireback finds a new home in an outdoor fireplace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An almost one square metre fireplace with the coat of arms of the French Royal House of the Bourbons protects the back wall of a large open fireplace in a historic stone house in the heart of Gascony.

Fascination Space

Two firebacks and the left side stove plate decorate the bricked basic stove of an astrophysicist in the Australian capital Canberra. They show rare motifs related to astronomy.


Dr. Markus Zenner - Antike Kaminplatten, Ofenplatten und Takenplatten - Historic Firebacks

Westpreußenring 1 | 66121 Saarbrücken | Germany

Tel: +49 (0) 172 6847385

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E-Mail: info@historic-firebacks.com



Markus Dr. Zenner in Saarbrücken, DE auf Houzz
Markus Dr. Zenner in Saarbrücken, DE on Houzz
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